SM UC-74

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-74.
History
German Empire
NameUC-74
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number79[1]
Launched19 October 1916[1]
Commissioned26 November 1916[1]
FateInterned at Barcelona, 21 November 1918; surrendered to France, March 1919; broken up in Toulon, July 1921[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 410 t (400 long tons), surfaced
  • 493 t (485 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph), surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph), submerged
Range
  • 8,660–10,230 nmi (16,040–18,950 km; 9,970–11,770 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 52 nmi (96 km; 60 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer II Flotilla
  • 17 March 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Wilhelm Marschall[4]
  • 26 November 1916 – 6 December 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Adalbert von der Lühe[5]
  • 15 February – 6 August 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Schüler[6]
  • 7 August – 21 November 1918
Operations: 10 patrols
Victories:
  • 35 merchant ships sunk
    (92,265 GRT)
  • 2 auxiliary warships sunk
    (457 GRT)
  • 4 merchant ships damaged
    (13,108 GRT)

SM UC-74[Note 1] was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 19 October 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 26 November 1916 as SM UC-74. In ten patrols UC-74 was credited with sinking 37 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-74 was interned at Barcelona on 21 November 1918 when she ran out of fuel. The U-boat was surrendered to France on 26 March 1919 and was broken up at Toulon in July 1921.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 74". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Wilhelm Marschall (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Adalbert von der Lühe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Schüler". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.


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